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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD P. HAFF, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

CORKSCREW.

EEPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 317,123, dated May 5, 1885. Application filed December 31, 1884. (No model.)

To LZZ whom itmay concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD P. HAFF, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kingsand State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Corkscrews, of which shank.

My invention is illustrated in the annexed drawings, in which Figure 1 is a view in eledle, which is preferably of wood, but'may beof metal or of anysuitable material having sufficient strength for the purpose. It has an aperture through it at b and a longitudinal groove, 0, on its upper side. This groove is preferablylarger at its lower than at its up per part, as shown.

The shank A has a hole through it near its upper end, and it is inserted in aperture 1) in the core or body B until this hole comes opposite the groove 0. A pin, d, which is a wire of suitable size, is then passed through the groove 0 and the hole in the shank, and so secures the shank to the core or body of the handle.

To complete the handle the external shell or casing, 00, is placed upon it. This is composed of two parts, each closed at one end, which are placed upon the core from opposite ends and meet at the center, thus completely covering the core. The parts 0 0 have each anotch at e to fit around the shank; These parts may have any suitable plain'or ornamental form. Pins ff may be used to attach the casing to the core.

ever, be simply forced tightly upon the core, or it may be secured with glue or in any other suitable manner,

The casing may, how- Theexternal shell or casing may be of wood,

-to have the surface of the handle composed,

mentioned.

in some cases it may be made shorter if of sufficient length to securely attach the parts together.

While I prefer to pass the shank through the core before connecting them by means of the longitudinal pin, in some cases the groove of the shank inserted in said groove, and the pin passed through the groove and shank together. The form shown, however, provides a more secure attachment.

I have setforth my invention with reference cable to other tools or implements having similar transverse handles.

What I claim is- 1. In a corkscrew or similar implement, the combination, with the shank, of the handle comprising a core, a pin securing the shank tially as set forth.

combination, with the shank, of the handle comprising a core, a pin securing the shank to said core-and a two-part casing inclosing said core, substantially as set forth.

3. In a corkscrew or similar implement, the combination, with the shank, of the handle comprising a core, a pin passing longitudinally through the core and through the head core, substantially as set forth.

4:. In a corkscrew or similar implement, the combination, with the shank, of the handle comprising'a grooved core, a pin passing through the groove and through the head of the shank, andan external casing, substantially asset forth.

23d day of December, 1884. I

Witnesses:

H. W. SEELY, T. G. GREENE, Jr.

may be in the lower side of the core, the end to a corkscrew; but evidently it is also applito said core, and an external casing, substan 2. In a corkscrew or similar implement, the

of the shank, and an external casing for said EDWARD P. HAFF.

metal, or any material of which it is desired as set forth in the prior application above The longitudinal pin d preferably extends the whole length of the core or body B, though 6 This specification signed and witnessed this 

